Africa
28 October 2020
AFRICA/CONGO - Celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the Brazzaville Manifesto
Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - On October 26, the Basilica of Sant'Anna in Congo hosted the Mass for the launch of the celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the "Declaration of Brazzaville-Capital of Free France". The ...
28 October 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Faith-based media united to launch appeals for peace in view of the October 31 elections
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "After praying for peace on Wednesday, October 14, side by side, we are initiating common broadcasts to arouse in the members of different faith communities and in all Ivorians, liberating energ ...
27 October 2020
AFRICA/GUINEA - At least 21 dead in post-election clashes
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - According to official figures, a total of 21 people died in clashes that took place in the Republic of Guinea on October 18, following the announcement of the preliminary results of the preside ...
27 October 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - A Missiological Formation Space for the 2020-2021 academic year
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The International Secretariat of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PUM), within the Pontifical Mission Societies, has launched paths of collaboration with the Episcopal Conferences, on the one h ...
26 October 2020
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Six students die in attack: "Today is the darkest and saddest day for Kumba"
Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "Today is the darkest and saddest day in Kumba since the socio-political crisis in the North West and South West, which began in 2016 and led to the war", said His Exc. Mgr. Agapitus Nfon, Bish ...
26 October 2020
AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Young people are tired of police abuses and corruption" say the Bishops as protests continue
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people are tired of the brutality and injustices perpetrated by members of SARS and, more generally, the police forces", say the Bishops of Nigeria in a statement, expressing their support ...
24 October 2020
AFRICA/KENYA - Covid-19: psychological support offered by the eight Episcopal Conferences of East Africa
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Spiritual support is a necessity amidst the pandemic", says Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo, Pastoral Coordinator of AMECEA (Association of Members of Episcopal Conferences in East Africa), speaking of t ...
24 October 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Presidential elections: meeting of women of all political tendencies to contribute to a peaceful vote
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - A few days before the presidential elections in Ivory Coast, on October 31, when the tensions in the Country are becoming increasingly felt, UN-Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equali ...
24 October 2020
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Social tensions, strikes, corruption and the risk of food emergencies
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in our country is the subject of many concerns because of the continual violations of rights and the extreme poverty which concerns more and more people. It is estimated that by th ...
23 October 2020
AFRICA/EGYPT - Parliamentary election: Coptic Bishops declare “equidistance” and want high voter turnout
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - A few hours before the start the Egyptian parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for Saturday, October 24th and Sunday, October 25th, various Coptic Orthodox Bishops affirm the “equidistan ...
23 October 2020
AFRICA/BENIN - Bishops in view of the election: "It should be peaceful, inclusive and democratic"
Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "The next elections should be peaceful, inclusive and democratic in the spirit of the National Conference of February 1990", said the Bishops of Benin in the statement published at the end of th ...
23 October 2020
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Civil War creates lost generation
Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - The Anglophone regions of Cameroon, where 20% of the country's population live, have been experiencing a social and humanitarian crisis since 2016. The crisis signals a historic gap between the ...
22 October 2020
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops complain of a "standstill" in the Country and death threats against confreres in the episcopate
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply saddened that our politicians are showing revolting indifference while the country is on the verge of bankruptcy", said the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo in a messa ...
22 October 2020
AFRICA/DR CONGO - The third National Eucharistic Congress will take place in 2021
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Our Congolese society is facing various challenges, namely the rebirth of paganism with its consequences, the spread of sects, and esoteric movements, and in particular the crisis that is shak ...
22 October 2020
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Youth protest, the result of a mixture of poverty and indignation according to the testimony of a Nigerian friar
Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - It is poverty that drives Nigerians to protest, not just outrage at police violence. Young people overwhelmed by misery and frustrated by unemployment take to the streets to protest and demand eco ...
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